Sports

Lady Dawgs check out of NAIA national tourney

Their opponents took a page out of their own, prodigal playbook. And then used it to take out the University of Montana Western women’s basketball team in the first round of the NAIA national tourney on Friday night in Santa Barbara, CA.

BCHS considers costs, logistics of baseball team

Beaverhead County High School officials and baseball supporters discussed the messy details involved in starting up a new high school sport last week.

Two losses by three points tough end for Beaver boys

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Through the years, the Dillon Beavers under the direction of coach Terry Thomas always seemed to win the big games. There was always great coaching, great athletes and team players and Thomas always admitted through five state A championship wins in football and five state A championships in basketball, you need a little luck.

Twin Bridges girls fourth at state C

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The Twin Bridges Lady Falcons enjoyed a great postseason ride. The young team finished second at the District 11/12 C to Manhattan Christian and then beat the rival for the Western A championship. The team entered the State C in Great Falls over the weekend with no experience at the big dance, but with big hopes.

Fitzgerald, Mack earn all-league nods

For the second consecutive season, the University of Montana Western’s Brynley Fitzgerald earned a spot on the first team of the All-Frontier Conference women’s basketball roster.

UMW places trio on All-Frontier men’s teams

Three players who helped the University of Montana Western men’s basketball team’s rise to third place in the Frontier Conference this season gained spots on the conference’s All-Frontier teams named last week.

Montana Western women dance into NAIA tourney field

Expanded from last season to 64 teams, the bracket for the NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship tourney again found a spot this year for the University of Montana Western women’s basketball team.

Beavers face Laurel on Wed. at State A tourney

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The Dillon Beavers open the Montana State A Boys’ Basketball Tournament at the University of Montana in Missoula at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, facing Laurel. The Beavers won their 19th game in a row a year ago without a defeat when they knocked off the Locomotives in a state semifinal double overtime thriller to advance to the championship game.

O’Connor takes ninth at NAIA national indoor track and field

She’s stomped an unprecedented number of footprints across the annals of the University of Montana Western’s cross country program.

It could be Dillon versus the Eastern A at the State A tourney

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The Dillon Lady Beavers cruised through the regular season with a 15-1 record, hosted the Southwestern A District tourney and stumbled against Hamilton in the title match. A week later, Dillon took care of business against Hamilton in the championship game of the Western A Divisional in a tourney on Hamilton’s home court.